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Charles W. Christie Foundation Welcomes New Member

The Charles W. Christie Foundation is pleased to welcome Alex Ruggieri as its newest board member. The Christie Foundation is governed by eight board members, each of them medical professionals, business leaders or educational professionals.


Ruggieri is a partner in Ramshaw Real Estate where he serves as a senior investment advisor. He has been a member of the Champaign County Association of REALTORS® for more than 40 years, specializing in Commercial and Investment sales, and holds the GRI, CCIM, CRE, and CIPS designations. Ruggieri currently serves as Chair of the Commercial Leadership Forum committee for the National Association of REALTORS, Chair of the Global Working Group for Illinois REALTORS, and is a member of the Board of Directors for Champaign county Association of REALTORS.


Ruggieri also serves on the Board of Governors for the Society of Exchange Counselors and as 2017 President of the National Council of Exchangers. He earned a Master of Business Administration degree in business and finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.